The Pirates spoiled the debut of Charlie Fox as Montreal's interim manager by defeating the Expos, 5-3, for their 10th straight victory. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Expos, who played before a crowd of only 3,290, the smallest turnout in the club's eight-year history.

Del Unser homered for the Expos, who were locked in a 2-2 tie before the Pirates broke away with three runs in the ninth inning. Duffy Dyer singled, Tommy Helms walked and Frank Taveras singled to load the bases. Omar Moreno singled, driving in two runs. After Taveras was picked off base, Moreno scored the Pirates' final run on a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]



Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 1976 (Night game) at Parc Jarry
Pirates      0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  3  -   5  9  1
Expos        0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 13  1


Pirates              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Expos                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .256      Unser cf,rf           5   2   2   1     0   1   .227
Moreno cf             4   1   1   2     1   1   .303      Foli ss               5   0   4   1     0   0   .265
Zisk lf               3   1   0   0     2   0   .291      Parrish 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Stargell 1b           5   0   2   0     0   0   .258      Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Parker rf             5   0   2   1     0   0   .303      Carter c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .221
Hebner 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Jorgensen rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
  Robinson pr,3b      3   0   0   0     0   2   .297        Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanguillen c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Mackanin 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .224
Stennett 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Rivera lf             4   0   2   1     0   2   .284
Dyer c                2   0   1   0     2   0   .246      Blair p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Mendoza pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .203        Kerrigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tekulve p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Medich p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .089        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oliver ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .332        White cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
  Giusti p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .331
  Helms ph,3b         0   1   0   0     1   0   .263

Totals               34   5   9   4     6   4             Totals               37   3  13   3     2   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  3,290
Left on Base: Pirates 9, Expos 9
DP: Pirates 4, Expos 1
Errors: Hebner, Mackanin
Doubles: Stennett (26), Foli (30)
Home Runs: Unser (10)
Stolen Bases: Parker (13), Taveras (51)
Caught Stealing: Moreno (5)
GIDP: Taveras (10), Jorgensen (5), Parrish (12), Garrett (6), Williams (13)
Hit by Pitch: Hebner (4,by Blair)


Pirates                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich                  5     7   2   2   2   6   1  23   3.78
Giusti W(4-3)           3     4   0   0   0   0   0  11   4.88
Tekulve SV(7)           1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   2.69
Totals                  9    13   3   3   2   7   1  39

Expos                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blair                   5.1   5   2   1   4   3   0  26   1.69
Kerrigan                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.98
Murray L(4-9)           2.1   3   3   3   2   1   0  11   3.21
Taylor                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.94
Totals                  9     9   5   4   6   4   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Blair (1)
Wild Pitches: Taylor (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer


PIRATES 1ST: Taveras was called out on strikes; Moreno was
called out on strikes; Zisk walked; Stargell grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 1ST: Unser struck out; Foli reached on an error by Hebner
[Foli to first]; Parrish forced Foli (third to second); Williams
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Parker singled to right; Parker stole second;
Hebner was hit by a pitch; ROBINSON RAN FOR HEBNER; Stennett
forced Robinson (shortstop to second) [Parker to third]; Dyer
walked [Stennett to second]; Medich forced Parker (third to
catcher) [Stennett to third, Dyer to second]; Taveras flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 2ND: ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Carter walked;
Jorgensen grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Carter out at second]; Mackanin singled to right; Rivera
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Expos 0.

PIRATES 3RD: Moreno flied out to center; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stargell singled to center; Parker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates
0, Expos 0.

EXPOS 3RD: Blair was called out on strikes; Unser homered; Foli
singled to left; Parrish was called out on strikes; Williams
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Robinson struck out; Stennett flied out to center;
Dyer walked; Medich grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 1.

EXPOS 4TH: Carter walked; Jorgensen singled to right [Carter to
third]; Mackanin made an out to second; Rivera singled to right
[Carter scored, Jorgensen to second]; Blair struck out; Unser
lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 0, Expos 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Taveras reached on an error by Mackanin [Taveras to
first]; Taveras stole second; Moreno walked; Moreno was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to shortstop to
second) [Taveras to third]; Zisk reached on a fielder's choice
[Taveras out at home (shortstop to catcher to shortstop)];
Stargell singled to right [Zisk to third]; Parker singled to
right [Zisk scored (unearned), Stargell to second]; Robinson
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Pirates 1, Expos 2.

EXPOS 5TH: Foli singled to left; Parrish grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Foli out at second];
Williams singled to left; Carter made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 1, Expos 2.

PIRATES 6TH: Stennett doubled to left; Dyer flied out to right
[Stennett to third]; OLIVER BATTED FOR MEDICH; KERRIGAN REPLACED
BLAIR (PITCHING); Oliver singled to center [Stennett scored];
Taveras grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Expos 2.

EXPOS 6TH: GIUSTI REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Jorgensen singled
to right; Mackanin flied out to center; Rivera singled to center
[Jorgensen to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR KERRIGAN; Garrett
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Rivera out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos
2.

PIRATES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED GARRETT (PITCHING); Moreno flied
out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to first); Stargell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 7TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled
to shortstop; Parrish singled to right [Foli to third]; Williams
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Parrish out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos
2.

PIRATES 8TH: Parker grounded out (third to first); Robinson
struck out; Stennett made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 2.

EXPOS 8TH: Carter flied out to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first); Mackanin grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Expos 2.

PIRATES 9TH: Dyer singled to right; MENDOZA RAN FOR DYER; HELMS
BATTED FOR GIUSTI; Helms walked [Mendoza to second]; Taveras
singled to third [Mendoza to third, Helms to second]; Moreno
singled to left [Mendoza scored, Helms scored, Taveras to
second]; Taveras was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop);
Zisk walked [Moreno to second]; WHITE REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING
CF); TAYLOR REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); UNSER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Stargell flied out to right [Moreno to
third]; Taylor threw a wild pitch [Moreno scored, Zisk to
second]; Parker flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Pirates 5, Expos 2.

EXPOS 9TH: SANGUILLEN REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING C ); HELMS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TEKULVE REPLACED MENDOZA
(PITCHING); Rivera was called out on strikes; MORALES BATTED FOR
WHITE; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser singled
to shortstop; Foli doubled to right [Unser scored]; Parrish
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Expos 3.